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Sometimes I Think I'm Rick Steves...

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October 7th 2008
The weekend of October 3-5, 2008 I went to Pisa on Friday and the Cinque Terre Friday afternoon through Sunday. This entry is going to be my Friday excursions because I just have too many pictures to put all in one...so, On Friday I left for Pisa at 7:30am... I wake up earlier to travel than I do for school: this is a sad realization. This train ride was not bad, but was very annoying because I ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Pisa

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more